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Clarke Crandall
Clarke Crandall | |
Cover Genii 1969 March | |
Born | Clarke Caryl Randal April 23, 1907 on a farm in Iowa |
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Died | June 01, 1975 (age 68) Veteran's Hospital in Los Angeles |
"Senator" Clarke Crandall (1907-1975) was an American comedy magician and magic dealer. He developed funny routines for such effects as the Card Duck and the Cups and Balls.
Biography
In 1957, Al Sharpe sold his "Studio of Magic" shop to Crandall, who ran it for two years before closing it.
He was a host at the Magic Castle, introducing the acts and fending off people who were improperly attired (there is a strict dress code). He was the original grumpy old man and his wit and sarcasm were accepted and expected by all. He would do a weekly X-rated show on Saturday nights at midnight.[1]
He wrote a column for The New Tops called "It's A Mystery To Me."
The Abbott's Get-Together presents the "Senator Crandall Award" for comedy excellence each year.
Columns
It's a Mystery to Me
"It's a Mystery to Me" was the name of a column Crandall did in The New Tops from 1963 to March 1974. A compilation of some of the columns, selected by Neil Foster, was published as Now You Can Get the Best of "Senator" Crandall in XXXX, by Abbott's.
It's Only My Opinion But...
"It's Only My Opinion But..." was Crandall's column in Genii from
Vol. | No. | Date | Page |
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36 | 11 | November 1972 | 498 |
36 | 12 | December 1972 | 546 |
37 | 1 | January 1973 | 22 |
37 | 2 | February 1973 | 68 |
37 | 3 | March 1973 | 112 |
37 | 4 | April 1973 | 154 |
37 | 5 | May 1973 | 200 |
37 | 7 | July 1973 | 288 |
37 | 8 | August 1973 | 332 |
37 | 10 | October 1973 | 422 |
37 | 11 | November 1973 | 464 |
37 | 12 | December 1973 | 512 |
38 | 1 | January 1974 | 20 |
38 | 2 | February 1974 | 64 |
38 | 3 | March 1974 | 106 |
38 | 4 | April 1974 | 148 |
38 | 5 | May 1974 | 207 |
38 | 6 | June 1974 | 247 |
38 | 7 | July 1974 | 294 |
38 | 9 | September 1974 | 380 |
38 | 10 | October 1974 | 426 |
38 | 11 | November 1974 | 474 |
39 | 3 | March 1975 | 120 |
39 | 4 | April 1975 | 189 |
39 | 5 | May 1975 | 226 |
Bibliography
Crandall Comments
See Crandall Comments.
Meet the Senator
Meet the Senator came out circa 1959. Contents:
- Page 2 Meet the Senator
- Page 3 Dear Friends
- Page 4 "Double Confusion"
- Page 7 "Everything Fair Poker Deal"
- Page 12 "Palm Reading Routine"
The Senator Returns
The Senator Returns was published in 1959. Contents:
- "Twenty One Card Trick"
- "Too Many Sevens"
- "Lecture on Perseverance"
- Newspaper Clippings
- Optical Illusions
How to Stack Dice for Fun and No $!
This was published in 1975. Contents:
- INDEX or where to find it
- CASTLE washroom PASS
- APPRECIATIONS or credits
- INDEX that's this page
- Page 1 history of the dice stack and other stuff
- Page 2 more of the same and
- Page 3 continues upward to
- Page 4 which has still more
- Page 5 if you're in a hurry pass up these first 5 pages
- Page 6 this is it! the basic moves, cup and dice dimensions
- Page 7 the pick up and stack illustrations
- Page 8 the master move LEARN IT
- Page 9 THE SWEEP you can't do it
- Page 10 pick off-left to right
- Page 11 special effects... how to load the cup for a finale
- Page 12 more of the above stuff
- Page 13 other loads & suggestions
- Page 14 routine with small die
- Page 15 patter suggestions
- Page 16 my patter you won't use it
- Page 17 APOLOGIA
Other Books
Politicking Magic was published circa 1955, and was written by Jay Marshall and Crandall. Contents:
- Page 1 How I Came to Do Politicking Magic by Jay Marshall
- Page 2 The Political Speech
- Page 4 Clarke "The Senator" Crandall's Political Thoughts
- Page 5 The Clarke Crandall Style
Senator Crandall's Duck Deck Routine was released circa 1970. Contents:
- Page 1 Introduction
- Page 3 The Routine
- Page 5 Patter and Presentation
- Page 8 The Deck
- Page 9 The Mini-Duck
- Page 10 "Anatomy of a Trick" by Frances E. Marshall
The trick was also published as "Crandall's Routine for the Card Duck" in the Ireland's instruction for "Herbie, the Mod Duck."
Senator Crandall's Cut-Up Card Trick was released in 2003 as No. 13 in the Ron Bauer Private Studies Series.
Contributions to Books
Title | Book Title | Author | Date | Page(s) |
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"An Impossible Transposition" | The Last Word on Cards | W. F. Rufus Steele | 1952 | 26-27 |
"The Sands of Time" | Ireland Yearbook for 1953 | L. L. Ireland | 1953 | 32-33 |
"On the Linking Ropes" | Ireland Yearbook for 1953 | L. L. Ireland | 1953 | 33 |
"Cup and Balls" | The Tarbell Course in Magic, Vol. 6 | Harlan Tarbell | 1954 | 29-???? |
"Crandall's Original Routine" | The Sponge Book: How to Do Sponge Ball Tricks | Frances Marshall | 1960 | 35-41 |
"Around the Block" | The Sponge Book: How to Do Sponge Ball Tricks | Frances Marshall | 1960 | 42-43 |
"The Senator Explains ESP" | Comedy Mentalism, Vol. 2 | Robert Nelson | 1963 | 13 |
"Some Thoughts on Mentalism" | Comedy Mentalism, Vol. 2 | Robert Nelson | 1963 | 26-27 |
"More Than Coincidence" | Comedy Mentalism, Vol. 2 | Robert Nelson | 1963 | 55-57 |
"A Short Anatomy of Humor" | Comedy Mentalism, Vol. 3 | Robert Nelson | 1964 | 13-16 |
"Magic Isn’t Funny" | Ireland Yearbook 1967-8 | Frances Marshall | 1968 | 20-24 |
"Triad-a-Maze" | Ireland Yearbook 1967-8 | Frances Marshall | 1968 | 99-101 |
"A Backward Effect" | The Rainbow Deck | Randy Wakeman | 1995 | 1-3 |
Contributions to Magazines
Title | Magazine Title | Vol. | No. | Date | Page(s) |
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"The Joker Finds It" | Tops | 20 | 9 | September 1955 | 7-8? |
"Jumbo Snake in Basket Routine" | Tops | 13 | 8 | August 1948 | 8-9 |
"Senator Crandall's Card" ("Notes on the I.B.M. Convention" by Martin Gardner) | Hugard's Magic Monthly | 7 | 1 | June 1949 | 555 |
"Yakity-Yak Gag" ("Comedy Stunts" by Martin Gardner) | Hugard's Magic Monthly | 7 | 6 | November 1949 | 605 |
"Tear It Up" | M-U-M | 43 | 11 | April 1954 | 470 |
"Rip 'Em Up" | M-U-M | 44 | 5 | October 1954 | 202 |
"A Backward Effect" | The New Phoenix | 328 | Aug. 8, 1955 | 120-121 | |
"The First Magic Convention" | Genii | 23 | 10 | June 1959 | 358-360 |
"A Letter to the Editor" (article) | The New Tops | 1 | 4 | April 1961 | 38-39 |
"Jay Marshall" (article) | The New Tops | 1 | 6 | June 1961 | 2 |
"Abbott's 35th Annual Get-Together" (article) | Genii | 36 | 9 | September 1972 | 412-416 |
"P.C.A.M. Convention Report" (article) | Genii | 37 | 6 | June 1973 | 252-256 |
"Clarke The Senator Crandall A Sketchy Autobiography" (article) | Genii | 37 | 9 | September 1973 | 383-386 |
"On the Reputed Demise of Duke Stern" (article) | The New Tops | 13 | 10 | October 1973 | 45-46 |
References
- ↑ Cover Genii 1969 March
- The New Tops, Vol. 1, No. 6, June 1961, Cover Portrait, page 22
- Genii 1973 September, Vol. 37, No. 9, CLARKE “The Senator” Crandall, A Sketchy Autobiography, page 383
- The New Tops, Vol. 15, No. 4, April 1975, page 43
- Goodlife's Abracadabra, Vol. 60 No. 1536, Saturday, 5th JULY, 1975, obituary, page 23
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 55, No. 8, August 1975, Clarke, The Senator, Crandall Dies, page 92
- http://www.death-record.com/l/134553307/Clarke-Crandall
- "Senator" Crandall Front Page Personality/cover Goodliffe Gen Vol 10 No 6 October 1954 p. 173
- Genii Vol. 33, No. 7 by William W. Larsen, Jr. (March 1969) cover p. 273 WWL Jr.